Tag: 88.17m throw

The golden arm of Neeraj Chopra follows the script to the tee. It is kind of predictable. Just like his Tokyo Olympics performance, Neeraj got the deal done in his second attempt, launching the javelin to 88.17m at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, to become India’s first-ever World Athletics Championships gold medallist.Two other Indians, Kishore Jena and DP Manu also impressed at the big stage. Although they didn’t get onto the podium, Jena with a throw of 84.77m (his personal best) finished fifth, while Manu came...